Supporting G20 Objectives

ISDA's Industry Governance Committee (IIGC), its work with The Fed and other supervisors.

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The IIGC and the industry's commitments to global supervisors

ISDA and the industry have worked in close collaboration with global supervisors to achieve greater levels of counterparty credit risk management, regulatory transparency and operational efficiency. The ISDA Industry Governance Committee (IIGC) is comprised of major dealers and buy side institutions and serves as a forum for market participants to communicate with regulators and to further strengthen the OTC derivatives market infrastructure.

The following materials include information on the structure of the IIGC:

Public comment on the IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation Consultation Report

ISDA appreciates the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation’s engagement with the industry throughout this consultation process. ISDA has previously submitted comments to the Task Force on a number of specific issues, and highlighted how OTC derivatives markets have been affected by a lack of effective cross-border regulatory harmonization. OTC derivatives markets have historically been the most global in nature of all financial markets, and the absence of consistency in regulatory reform is having a direct impact on these markets as a result. We appreciate the efforts of the Task Force, in this latest Consultation Report, to identify tools at a regulator’s disposal to address cross border regulation. In this letter, ISDA reiterates how cross-border regulatory harmonization could be achieved, and suggests ways in which IOSCO can reduce undesirable regulatory outcomes that threaten the efficient functioning of markets.

April 12, 2013

Letter on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally-Cleared Derivatives

Letter from ISDA, IIF, AFME and SIFMA to the chairs of the BCBS, FSB, CGFS, IOSCO and CPSS (the “five chairs”) on concerns regarding the effects of initial margin (IM) requirements. The letter respectfully requests the chairs consider withdrawing or suspending any IM requirements until the consequences of such requirements have been fully analyzed and clarified.

ISDA provides the FSB with an overview of industry achievements over the past year. The letter covers recent developments under the headings of clearing, standardisation, exchange and electronic trading, trade repositories and financial law reform. There is also an appendix details of various studies and resources published by ISDA over the past months, which provide some background to the marketplace and to ISDA’s work.